International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Forecasts in Context

This collection of maps provides information that can be used for humanitarian decision-making
around the world, developed by the IRI and the IFRC. It also provides information
on the types of early action that can be taken based on these maps.

Click the tabs (top right) for links to the following useful maps:

Six-Day forecasts: These maps show where heavy rainfall is expected in the next six days, and how much
rainfall is expected.

Three-Month Forecasts: These maps show where large or small amounts of rainfall are expected in the next
three months.

Past Conditions: These maps show rainfall patterns that can be expected for El Nino, La Nina, and
average years.

Recent Climate Trends: These maps show what the rainfall has been like for the last 100 years, and what
trends exist in your location.

Vulnerability Indicators: These maps show population density and child mortality rates to indicate areas of
the world that might be most vulnerable to high or low rainfall amounts.

This map shows how wet and dry periods have varied over time. Draw a rectangle over
a region or click a place on the map, to see graphs for that location. These graphs
depict how much rainfall (or temperature) varies from year to year, decade to decade,
and over the past century. This information can be used for planning purposes on different
timescales, and to provide context for recent memories of rainfall patterns or specific
events in a longer-term perspective.

This map shows how wet and dry periods have varied over time. Draw a rectangle over
a region or click a place on the map, to see graphs for that location. These graphs
depict how much rainfall (or temperature) varies from year to year, decade to decade,
and over the past century. This information can be used for planning purposes on different
timescales, and to provide context for recent memories of rainfall patterns or specific
events in a longer-term perspective.

This map shows how wet and dry periods have varied over time. Draw a rectangle over
a region or click a place on the map, to see graphs for that location. These graphs
depict how much rainfall (or temperature) varies from year to year, decade to decade,
and over the past century. This information can be used for planning purposes on different
timescales, and to provide context for recent memories of rainfall patterns or specific
events in a longer-term perspective.